Courses, workshops and vocational qualifications

Contact Durham Employment and Skills Service so we can help you identify the training that will best suit you and your employees.

Types of course

Training and assessment solutions are available in the following areas:

Employee development

Training in this area can add value to your business by enabling teams to deliver better quality products and services, build accountability, promote a culture of excellence, improve workplace morale, and help your staff to fulfil their potential.

Courses and workshops include Developing Teams, Customer Service, Digital Media, Dementia Awareness Equality & Diversity, Safeguarding and many more - please contact us for more information.

Workplace health and safety

Health and safety training is essential to any business regardless of size or nature of work. It helps you meet your legal obligations, outlines best practice, promotes positive safety behaviour and attitudes in the workplace and can help avoid distress, ill-health and absence caused by workplace accidents.

Courses and workshops include Level 2 Health and Safety in the Workplace, Level 2 Food Safety in catering, Level 2 Principles of Risk Assessment, Level 2 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work, Level 3 First Aid at Work and Level 3 Paediatric First Aid.

High street business support

In conjunction with Community Economic Development, we are offering a series of fully funded high street business support sessions and cover topics including Digital Media in Business, Level 2 Customer Service, Level 3 Emergency First Aid and Level 2 Food Safety in Catering. Find out more about the courses available at Training opportunities.

Training venues

Training events are delivered at our venues or can be delivered at a suitable venue on site as part of a work-based learning and assessment package.